One-eyed shooting recommendations

[whatbrick]

Some backstory: This past September my father took a fall (14ft, through a ceiling, head-first onto a concrete floor) and while he is recovering nicely, he has permanently lost the sight in his right eye.

Now he was left-eye dominant to begin with so this doesn't change his shooting that much for handguns, but rifles are a different story. He shot a scoped rifle right-handed with both eyes open, acquiring the target with his naked left eye and sighting through the scope with his right at practically the same time. It worked for him and he proved it everytime he came back with a dead animal to eat.

With the loss of vision in his right eye he obviously cannot do that anymore, so what I need to find is some scope-mount/scope/other mechanism that will allow him to shoot right-handed rifles but sight-in entirely with his left-eye.

Any suggestions?

 

[dispatch55126]

I don't know his vision, but have you thought about see-through scope rings. It'll let him aquire the target with irons and then zoom in through the scope.

 

[Reyn]

I dont see any other option but learn to shoot left handed.Im no optic expert but i cant think of any optical device that would allow him to still shoot a rifle right handed while utilizing his left eye. Im right handed. left eye dominant. I shoot long guns left handed though. I shoot pistols right handed.When i shoot for groups with my handguns i use my non dominant right eye...as long as my sights are aligned it goes where i need it to. For self defense practice (15yds or less)i shoot both eyes open. If i shoot a scoped handgun its also with my non dominant right eye. Scoped rifles i use my left eye.

 

[30Cal]

I switched from shooting right to left handed about a year ago. It didn't take long to get the hang of it.

 

[Sniper4Life]

I am a switch shooter so I have no problems, you could get a custom crossover stock but that would cost a lot of money.